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Question : Direction: Choose the appropriate adverb for the following sentence:


There was a time when the national marriage rate was ________ too high.
 

Option 1: fairly
 

Option 2: fair
 

Option 3: rather
 

Option 4: none of these


Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: rather
 


Solution : The correct answer is option 3.

Explanation:

  •  The word 'fairly' is used positively and is not followed by the word 'too'.
  • - The word 'fair' is an adjective.
  • - The word 'rather' is employed in a positive and comparative sense, and it is followed by the word 'too'.
  • - As a result, to make the phrase grammatically correct, the word 'rather' should be employed.
  • - As a result, the right response is 'rather'.
  • Correct sentence: There was a time when the national marriage rate was rather too high.

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